Well, that's what I always thought too, but somebody told me ( can't remember who, but it was somebody on one of the indian lists) that the govt. figures it differently.. Of course we know that if it's logical, the govt. is always going to do it some other way,<G> Anyway, mine came up with a whole lot more than I had figured all these years, with what I inherited from both sides of my family. Go figure!!! dustyc@microgear.net -----Original Message----- From: Jamialane@aol.com <Jamialane@aol.com> To: CHOCTAW-L@rootsweb.com <CHOCTAW-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, April 01, 2000 7:40 PM Subject: Re: [CHOCTAW] blood quantum >When I got mine it was by 1/2 each generation and it is that way for >every tribe. It is a matter of logic. Each parent gives you have of your >genes. If you father was 1/2 and your mother was white then you would >be 1/4. > >Jami > > >==== CHOCTAW Mailing List ==== >Check out the Oklahoma's main web site at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/ >Lots of Native American Links there. >